The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-11
CALL OR ADDRESS
FULFILLMENT OF PROPHECY
An Adventist Elder Believes America
Is to Becomes Prosecuting Power.
lie Argues that Chapters Thirteen and Four
teen of Revelations Refer to This Coun-
try-Last Day of the Camp Meeting.

Yesterday was the last day of the camp meet
ing proper Of the Adventsts, though many of
them will be here for several days longer. at
lending to conference work. Several tents were
removed yesterday and more will follow to- day.
Thirteen persons were baptized in the faith at
Fall creek yesterday afternoon. Perhaps the
most remarkable of all the doctrinal sermons Of
This sect that delivered yesterday by Elder
Underwood, on the fulfilIment of a prophecy in
United States history.
Elder Underwood in opening his discourse.
said that he believed that chapters xiii and xiv
81 Revelations referred to this country Verse
IL reads, 'And beheid another beast coming
mp out of the EARTH" and in connection with the
rise of this new power John sees Verse 12) lit
tie company, of whom he says: "Here is the
patience of the saints. here are they that keep
the commandments of God and the faith Of
Jesus" Immediately after the prophet sees
Christ coming on the white cloud Verse 14) and
the harvest of the world gathered oversees 16 to
20) No candid reader of the Bible can read
these chapters without becoming impressed
with the fact that they record the closing scenes
Of this worlds history. Verses and 10 of this
chapter and verse of the succeeding one bring
to view two classes the first in danger of receiv
Ing the mark of the beast and of mourning the
unmixed wrath of God (which, in chapter xvi, is
found to be the seven last plaques that shall be
poured out upon the world in the last days., and
the other a company who will have gotten the
victory over presenting power that sought to
draw them away from their allegiance to God.
When these various forces brought to
there is presented question of vital interest
one of vital Importance to all.
John" continued the speaker, ''is on the Isle
OF Patmos wrapped in holy visions. The cur
tain between him and the future is lifted, and
he beholds the uDheavals of the kingdoms and
powers He sees one scene follow another till
he beholds one like the Son of Man seated upon
the white cloud. with the sharp sickle in his
hands, to reap the harvest of the earth. In
Matt. xii, 30 Christ declares the harvest to be
the end of the world With a line of prophecy
before us which eliminates with the advent of the
King or kings to gather the saved of all ages and
TO reward every man according as his work shall
be, promise take in the situation and view
the description of the conflicting forces upon the
last scene-pf battle between truth and error
John behe. another beast coming up out of the
EARTH with the innocency and youthfulness
symoolized by lamb. Tbs prophet Is dealing
here in symbols Beasts. when introduced in
prophecy in the Bible. represent earthly powers
See Daniel vii. IL, g. D. We understand
that the two-horned beast Of Rev. xiii rep
resents the United States of America. 1t
is pertinent to ask that. since Babylon, Media,
Persia, Greece, Rome and the ten Kingdoms of
Europe all have a place in the prophetic field why
not our own beloved couutry2 If the two horned
beast does not represent the United States we
are out of Gods prophetic page of history the
nation. In this and the preceding chapter we
have Rome introduced under the symbol of tn @
great red dragon. This represents pagan
Rome, which stood ready to devour the Son of
liod as soon as he born. See Rev. xii, Is;
Dlatt II, 1918 Secondly, the leopard beast,
which represents papal Rome. as all Protestant
commentators agree. Pagan Rome was to give
its seat. power and authority papal Rome.
Rev. Kill z Constantine n pagan emperor, full
filed this IN the removal of the of his gov
eminent. A. ID. $50. from tbs city OF Rome to
Constantinople. and gave the city of Rome up
to the Papal power. Thus papal Rome re-
ceived its authority by the decree of Justinian.
in A ID. 533, making the Bishop of Rome head
Of all the churches and correetor of heretics.
This went into force A d., 538. when the Ostro-
goths were subdued by that power Thus the |
papal beast prepared to exalt himself above |
God, wear out the saints of the Most High and |
place it's cianking chains of persecution upon
the worshipers of God for forty and two !